Natural heart Scars are a distortion in one or farther
structures of the heart or blood vessels that occurs before a child is born,
during the development of the fetus. This experimental defect can affect
roughly 8 out of every 1000 children and stems from a variety of causes. While
some expectant mothers will denounce their own conduct when this occurs,
stewing the worst for their children, modern technology has brought us to a
point where traditional treatments using medicine and pediatric cardiac surgery are suitable to correct utmost
heart scars.
Pediatric Heart
Surgery - The Underlying Cause of Congenital Heart Defects
In the maturity of cases, the cause for their natural heart
disfigurement isn't directly or readily known. Through exploration still, pediatric specialists
have discovered a number of factors that can contribute to or are associated
with an increased chance of a child developing a natural heart disfigurement.
This includes:
* Genetic abnormalities or abnormalities in the chromosomes
(e.g. - Down syndrome)
* Alcohol or recreational drug use/abuse during pregnancy
* Taking certain prescription medications during pregnancy
* Viral infections during the first trimester of pregnancy,
such as rubella
In cases where there is a family history of heart defects, a
child has double the chance (16 in 1000) of being born with a defect that may
require corrective pediatric cardiac surgery or some other form of
treatment.
Defining Congenital
Heart Defects
There are several defects that are detected and treated
early on in infancy.
Heart Valve Defects
- Any one or more of the valves in the heart may malfunction through narrowing
or stenosis. Also, complete closure of a valve that impeded/prevents blood flow
can occur. Other heart defects include leaky valves that don't close. This
reduces the pressure, forces the heart to work harder and allows blood to leak
backwards as the chambers of the heart compress.
Patent Ductus
Arteriosus - This defect allows blood to bypass the lungs as it circulates,
forcing unoxygenated blood back through the body. This starves the body of
oxygen and as a result the heart must work harder to oxygenate the tissues of
the body.
Transposition of
Greater Vessels - Blood from the left and the right side of the heart
intermix because the arterial connections in the heart are incorrect.
Aortic Coarctation
- This is a pinched Aorta. The narrowing of the Aorta can increase pressure and
reduce circulation through the body, creating a variety of symptoms including a
failure to thrive. It may also be present with no symptoms.
Pediatric Cardiac
Surgery - Diagnosing Congenital Heart Disease
It's important to note that while congenital defects
typically develop early on, they can be diagnosed before birth, after birth,
throughout childhood later in life when the patient is an adult. For some
adults, they live with a heart defect and present with no symptoms or issues.
Depending on the patient, the assumed defect, the age of child and other
factors, a number of tests can be ordered to check for and confirm a diagnosis.
This includes:
* Echocardiogram
* Cardiac Catheterization
* Chest X-ray
* Electrocardiogram
* MRI
Pediatric Heart
Surgery & Other Treatments for Congenital Heart Defects
It's typical for congenital heart defects in children to
require pediatric cardiac surgery or
some kind of interventional procedure in order to repair the defect. To ensure
the heart is able to recover and grow normally after birth, children are often
treated with medication to help improve the function of the heart after
surgical repairs are complete.
Abheartcare System
employs more than 4,300 individual workers, with more than 900 physicians and
over 3,000 nurses including specialists in pediatric cardiac surgery. The
division of pediatric heart surgery at the Abheartcare Center ranks as
one of the largest pediatric cardiac surgery programs in Chandigarh and Mohali.
Visit today to learn more about Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.
Also See:
·
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
·
Bypass Heart Surgeon in Chandigarh
·
Heart Specialist in Chandigarh
·
Minimally
Invasive Heart Surgery
·
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgeon
·
Reasons
to See a Cardiac Surgeon
·
What
is a Pediatric Cardiologist?
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